Category Archives: Local News

The St. John's Regional Fire Department is offering a few safety tips as youngsters hit the street for Halloween this evening. When it comes to a costume, avoid long, trailing fabric to avoid tripping...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is asking people to take a moment to consider the animals that usually invoke fear in many people. Animals like spiders, bats, owls and wolves are often depicted as sc...

The Avalon Peninsula and other parts of the island got a sample of winter overnight and this morning with a dusting of snow. Plows have been out in metro with about seven centimetres down at the airpo...

The provincial government has awarded a $122,000 contract for a review of IVF services across the province. Thinkwell Research will provide government with recommendations on ways to enhance fertility...

The RNC say fireworks appear to be behind reports of shots fired in the capital city's west end yesterday. The reports resulted in lockdowns at a number of schools, the Waterford Hospital and some bus...

The St. John's Regional Fire Department was kept busy yesterday as the result of two major fires in the capital city region. The first destroyed a home and caused serious damage to a NL Housing unit c...

Finance Minister Siobhan Coady will deliver her fall fiscal update today. This time last year, the province reported a surplus of $479 million, the first time the province reported a surplus in a deca...

The City of St. John's will start pruning back trees and vegetation that impede sightlines for drivers and pedestrians. Work begins tomorrow and will continue through the spring in the areas of Oxen P...

The RNC have safely located a 20-year-old woman from the capital city. They thank the public for their help.

Police in Gander are seeking the public's help following an armed robbery in the town Saturday night. The incident occurred at Kelly's Corner Store around 9 p.m. They say a man entered the store weari...